Example Of Exegesis Paper

Nadean Elias

Professor Bussey

New Testament

23 April 2018

Exegesis paper

Moses was a character based in the old testament but is mentioned in the new testament more times than any other old testament character. During Moses’s time the population of

Israelites had become an increasing threat to the Egyptians. To solve this problem the Pharaoh ordered all of the newborn male children to be sent into the nile to drown. Moses’s parents had placed him in a waterproof basket and hid him so that he would not drown while his sister watched him from a nearby area. The pharaoh's daughter found moses in the water when she heard him crying and rescued him from the water. She named him moses simply because it means “drawn from the water”. The pharaoh's

Due to his uncontrollable anger Moses killed the Egyptian and ran away to the desert of median. When

Moses encountered God he was passing a burning bush that was remarkably not turning to ash.

Moses heard a voice from within the bush telling him that he is going to lead the hebrew people out of slavery. Eventually Moses lead the people out of slavery and began to pursue to build a new nation. On their journey numerous amount of miracles happened. The red sea parted, food was supplied, drinking water came out of rocks. Moses was subject to religious persecution and even though all odds were against him he still endlessly pursued the call of God on his life. His enemies chased him his followers wanted to give up and turn around Moses honestly was a blind man walking he was walking his people into the unknown. He left all of the riches and pleasures of sin to pursue God not knowing where it would take him. He walked through discomfort, pain, loss, and even misery because he believed so strongly that his God given purpose was worth the fight. Moses is a crucial character to the bible because of how strong his faith was, it is

Much like when Jesus washed the disciples feet Jesus didn’t make Himself higher or equal to people

He lowered Himself below them. He sought out to serve the people and help those to the kingdom of heaven. Moses brought himself below the hebrew people he came to serve them and help them out of slavery no matter what the cost. Moses gave his entire life to God's call just as Jesus did when He died on the cross for us. Faith is formed in trusting in what you may not see. The message that Moses and many others bring to the new testament is walking to the unknown with complete confidence that God will guide your steps when you walk in obedience to His word. Hebrews 11 says that “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see”. Moses had a lot of hopes, he hoped to be reunited with his family, he hoped to see the hebrew people saved, and he hoped that he would help people know of his God. and so he walked and when the walls caved in and when his enemies attacked he continued to walk. Hebrews chapter 11 speaks of many apostles and characters who by walking into the unknown with faith experienced the faithfulness and miracles of God. Today we hope to